11 Times Everyone on Facebook Changed Their Profile Pictures

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Yohana Desta
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11 Times Everyone on Facebook Changed Their Profile Pictures
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The Facebook profile picture is an art form. It's the first thing people look at when scrolling through your account. Essentially, it tells people whether you're artsy/brainy/happy/boring, etc.

However, sometimes your Facebook profile picture stands for a statement in itself. Over the years, users have changed their profile pictures to support various movements or causes. Sometimes dubbed "slacktivism" or "pictivism," it's an easy way to communicate things you believe in, support or even oppose.

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Whether for political campaigns or disease awareness, tons of causes have inspired people to change their images. Here are 11 different reasons users have changed their Facebook profile pictures.

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